Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
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What it says it does
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS
- Income
- $149,292
- Spending
- $96,361
- Highest pay
- $48,100, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL (PADC) HAS BEEN GUIDED BY A SUCCESSION OF SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST ESTEEMED LAWYERS AND IN 1991 IT WAS RECOGNIZED AS "THE MOST OUTSTANDING LOCAL BAR GROUP IN THE UNITED STATES," BY THE 18,000-MEMBER DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN CHICAGO. THROUGH THE LAST HALF CENTURY PADC HAS GROWN IN SIZE, IN PURPOSE,IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, IN COURT IMPROVEMENTS, AND IN ATTENDING TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND TODAY,QUALIFIED LAWYERS MAY JOIN IF THEY HAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL OFFICES NOT ONLY IN PHILADELPHIA BUT ALSO IN BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE OR MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS THAT INCLUDE NINE MONTHLY LUNCHEONS WITHPROMINENT SPEAKERS, ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY, AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WITH GOLF, AND A LIST SERVE FOR MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. THE PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL IS RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR ADVOCATE AND PARTICIPANT IN PRO BONO PROGRAMS, IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IN ASSISTING IN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE COURT SYSTEM. PADC IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WORKING AT LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENTS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION. PADC CALLS ON ALL ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR FIRMS TO MAKE A CONCERTED COMMITMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION IN THEIR HIRING PRACTICE. IN COLLABORATION WITH AREA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENTS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES, PADC WILL DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OFTHESE LAWYERS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO AND PRACTICE LAW IN PHILADELPHIA. PADC IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING PARTICIPATION OF A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF LAWYERS IN PHILADELPHIA IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR LEGAL PROFESSION STRONGER, MORE PRODUCTIVE AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. PADC BELIEVES THAT DIVERSITY INCLUDES ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO BRING UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OR OUTLOOK TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Defender Association of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA), EIN 23-1445669. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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